Collaborator needed- female only

[sanjuinmood]

I need a female collaborator who is familiar with the game of scrabble and is also a dominant person with knowledge of dominating a ma

 

[AlinaX]

I'd thought it was safe to play cathode exposing a triple, but was shocked to see my lead eroded by zinc. "Bitch," I said, scowling, "put your dress and heels on and fetch me my harness."

 

[StillStunned]

I need a female collaborator who is familiar with the game of scrabble and is also a dominant person with knowledge of dominating a ma

Because men don't know how to play Scrabble?

 

[AlinaX]

COMB

 

[sanjuinmood]

Because men don't know how to play Scrabble?

No. Because I need a person who can think like the opposite sex. Can men do that?

 

[AlinaX]

Tolstoy wrote Anna Karenina.

 

[StillStunned]

No. Because I need a person who can think like the opposite sex. Can men do that?

Sure they can, why not? Every person is so different that gender is only one small factor determining their character. Age, background, experiences, economic situation, environment, time period - these are just as important, if not more.

Just write your character how you want them to be. Because that's the magic of writing: you get to decide. Just make them consistent and inherently believable, and you'll be fine.

Speaking for myself, I've written stories from both the male and the female POV, including shifting within the same story. I've even written both male and female characters in the first person, and they've gone down equally well.

 

[Bramblethorn]

No. Because I need a person who can think like the opposite sex. Can men do that?

"Hunt For Red October" was written by a guy who never served in the US Navy. "Persuasion" and "Pride and Prejudice" were written by a woman who never married. "Silence of the Lambs" was written by a guy who hasn't killed and eaten anywhere near as many people as Hannibal Lecter, probably.

It's not magic. Women aren't a different species. You can go a long way just paying attention to the women in your life and reading things written by women.

 

[sanjuinmood]

Thanks for all your expert comments and great knowledge on the issue. However, I have a purpose behind my ask. So I would request each one of you not be expert opinion creater in the matter.

If someone wants to contribute she will approach me.

So, once again, with all due respect, please keep your valuable opinion and advise to yourself.

 

[StillStunned]

You asked whether men can think like women. We replied, with an explanation of why it shouldn't matter, and examples from literature and our own experience of how it can work in practice.

 

[AlinaX]

It might help if you explain what exactly it is you need in the way of expert advice, because at the moment it seems like you want a partner for a mixed doubles Scrabble tournament - which could in fact be an entertaining story.

 

[AlinaX]

"Knickers," she said, laying out the letters triumphantly.
"Excellent," I said, "but why on earth did you put the blank on the triple letter score?"
"Oops," she said, giggling. "My mind was elsewhere."
"So is mine, now."

 

[TheRedChamber]

"So is mine, now," I said, adding the letters L-E-S-S on to the end of the word.

 

[AlinaX]

"Knickersless?" she said. "I think I need to challenge that - although now I really want to know what a knicker is..."
"Short for knickerbocker. A New Yorker, I think."
"Well, there's no New Yorker under my skirt, but you're welcome to check..."